Which to use
“rêvent” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,906
- “rêvent” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 58621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvent | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes rêvent and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rêvent and rêvons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rêvent vs rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. rêvent (\ʁɛv\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rêvent is recorded at frequency rank #13,906, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛv\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58621, this pair ranks #107,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rêvent vs rêvons
Shared letters: nrvê. Private to "rêvent": et. Private to "rêvons": os.
"rêvent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rêvent" and "rêvons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rêvent" or "rêvons"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvent" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.